Substrates
What is being fermented
A ferment is a vegetable, a salt concentration and a temperature. This is the first of those three. 39 substrates, ordered by how many named traditions use each.
| Substrate | Botanical name | Traditions | Which |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard leaf | Brassica juncea | 10 | Burong mustala, Dakguadong, Dha muoi, Dua muoi, Fu-tsai and 5 more |
| Bamboo shoot | Bambusa tulda | 9 | Ekung, Eup, Hirring, Jiang-sun, Mesu and 4 more |
| Cucumber | Cucumis sativus | 9 | Asinan, Brined cucumber pickles, Dry-salted cucumber pickle, Fermented cucumbers, Fermented dill pickles (USDA home method) and 4 more |
| Cabbage | Brassica oleracea | 8 | Dha muoi, Gundruk, Kimchi, Pao cai, Sauerkraut and 3 more |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | 5 | Beni shōga, Dongchimi, Ginger pickle, Kimchi, Yan-jiang |
| Garlic | 4 | Jangajji, Kimchi, Laba garlic, Morkovcha | |
| Mango | 4 | Amba, Avakaya, Chhundo, Green mango pickle | |
| Radish | Raphanus sativus | 4 | Gundruk, Kimchi, Pao cai, Sinki |
| Carrot | Daucus carota | 3 | Acar, Kanji, Morkovcha |
| Daikon | 3 | Bettarazuke, Takuan, Takuanzuke | |
| Leafy vegetables | 3 | Gundruk, Hum choy, Pak-gard-dong | |
| Mixed vegetables | 3 | Dha muoi, Kimchi, Suan-cai | |
| Olive | Olea europaea L. | 3 | Black olives, Fermented olives, Green olives (Spanish-style) |
| Beetroot | 2 | Dha muoi, Dua muoi | |
| Chinese cabbage | Brassica rapa, subsp. Pekinensis | 2 | Kimchi, Suan-tsai |
| Eggplant | Solanum melongena | 2 | Ca muoi, Dha muoi |
| Lime | 2 | Dry-salted lime pickle, Lime pickle (brined) | |
| Turnip | Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa | 2 | Nozawana-Zuke, Sunki |
| Arrow-shaft cabbage | 1 | Tianjin preserved vegetable | |
| Broccoli | Brassica oleracea L. var. italica | 1 | Yan-tsai-shin |
| Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea | 1 | Gundruk |
| Celery | 1 | Pao cai | |
| Coconut | 1 | Sayur asin | |
| Cummingcordia | Cordia dichotoma G. Forst. | 1 | Pobuzihi |
| Durian | Durio zibethinus | 1 | Tempoyak |
| Enset | 1 | Kocho | |
| Jackfruit | 1 | Jackfruit pickle | |
| Leaves of Gynandropis pentaphylla | 1 | Pak-sian-dong | |
| Leaves of otaki-turnip | 1 | Sunki | |
| Leaves of Pak-sian | 1 | Pak-sian-dong | |
| Mung bean sprout | 1 | Asinan | |
| Onion | 1 | Hom-dong | |
| Pak sian leaf | 1 | Pak-sian-dong | |
| Peaches | Prunus persica (L.) Stokes | 1 | Yan-taozih |
| Pepper | 1 | Kimchi | |
| Spring onion | Allium wakegi | 1 | Kimchi |
| Wax gourd | Benincasa hispida Thunb. | 1 | Yan-dong-gua |
| Wild vegetables | 1 | Goyang | |
| Yeolmu | 1 | Yeolmu-kimchi |